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RFC 1122 - 4.2.3.8 IP Options

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### 4.2.3.8 IP Options

When received options are passed up to TCP from the IP layer, TCP MUST ignore options that it does not understand.

A TCP MAY support the Time Stamp and Record Route options.

An application MUST be able to specify a source route when it actively opens a TCP connection, and this MUST take precedence over a source route received in a datagram.

When a TCP connection is OPENed passively and a packet arrives with a completed IP Source Route option (containing a return route), TCP MUST save the return route and use it for all segments sent on this connection. If a different source route arrives in a later segment, the later definition SHOULD override the earlier one.

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RFC 1122 - 4.2.3.8 IP Options